The tsunami on 26
December 2004 was
caused by a powerful
earthquake in the Indian
Ocean, measuring 9.1
on the Richter Scale. The
tsunami triggered waves
up to 30 metres high
and devastated coastal
regions of South and
South-east Asia, killing
more than 225,000
people.
WHEN IT WAS CAUSED?
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It was caused on 26 December 2004.
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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake occurred at 07:58:53 in local time (UTC+7) on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. The earthquake was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate.
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